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> this is conflict with the studies done about "Blue Zone Diets", showing communities with highest number of centenarians don't eat much meat, typically have st
by webmaven 5y ago
> this is conflict with the studies done about "Blue Zone Diets", showing communities with highest number of centenarians don't eat much meat, typically have strong community/religious connections, don't eat processed foods, get sunshine and activity on a regular basis.
There's a serious problem with studies of centarians and supercentarians: it turns out they tend to cluster in places that have bad record keeping and/or high crime rates:
https://www.vox.com/2019/8/8/20758813/secrets-ultra-elderly-supercentenarians-fraud-error https://www.vox.com/2019/8/8/20758813/secrets-ultra-elderly-...
The number of supercentarians dropping with the introduction of birth certificates reminds me of the incidence of UFOs dropping with the widespread introduction of digital cameras.